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Ian David
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Mon Jan-10-11 04:08 PM Original message |
NASA’s Kepler mission discovers rocky planet (only 1.4 times size of Earth) |
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CRF450
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Mon Jan-10-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Orbits the star in less than a day?? |
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laconicsax
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Mon Jan-10-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Its parent star is about 90% the size of our sun. |
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mindwalker_i
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Mon Jan-10-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. If it's orbit is less than an (Earth) day |
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laconicsax
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Mon Jan-10-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yeah, I wonder if "rocky" should really read, "molten." |
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social_critic
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Tue Jan-11-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. At 90 % of the size it emits a lot less radiation |
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Peace Patriot
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Mon Jan-10-11 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. This may be Kepler's first but it is not THE first rocky planet discovered. |
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formercia
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Mon Jan-10-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Location, location. |
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Po_d Mainiac
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Mon Jan-10-11 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. The inhabitants may not like being called Keplans or Keplerites |
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Blue State Bandit
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Mon Jan-10-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. THE BLACK HOLE!!! Loved that flick. |
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Lucky Luciano
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Mon Jan-10-11 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Is that Cheney in that picture? Did we discover where he comes from?! nt |
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Ikonoklast
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Mon Jan-10-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. The tidal forces affecting that planet must be tremendous. |
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laconicsax
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Tue Jan-11-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. No kidding! |
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trud
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Mon Jan-10-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. darn, I was hoping to move... n/t |
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Ratty
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Mon Jan-10-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. At last!! A reasonable headline! |
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derby378
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Mon Jan-10-11 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. FANTASTIC news! |
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Ellipsis
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Mon Jan-10-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. That explains a few things |
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